Just Remember By Sakura4life

1. A shadow in the forest.

They were in the forest just near the village

"Naruto…Sasuke-kun!" Sakura cried out, but the two boys were just too busy in quarreling that they can't hear her shouting at them.

'I can't believe these two are fighting on why they both woke up late.' She said inwardly as she was looking at the two ninjas. Yesterday they wanted to wake up early today cause they wanted to master the new Genjutsu Kakashi-sensei had thought them. 'I wish they would stop, this is silly.' She sweat drop at sight of Naruto and Sasuke fighting. Sasuke was pulling Naruto's mouth in a sideward position. "These two are hopeless." She said to herself recalling what happened yesterday.

Flashback:

Kakash-sensei was telling them to practice a new Genjutsu. The two boys, though good, haven't quite mastered the technique. On her part with just a half a day she was able to properly use it. With that Kakashi made a point that Sakura was going to be stronger and better than the two hotheaded ninjas.

"As usual I see that Sakura has used the technique well… unlike some other people out there." Kakashi said with a stare at the two tired up ninjas on the ground. Obviously all of there energy and Chackra was used up. Same with Sakura (she's on the ground as well but she already knows how to use the technique)

This got the two annoyed… Kakashi always made a point that Sakura was now a fast learner in genjutsu and ninjutsu. And that one day she's going to become the next Hokage and etc. "If the two of you want to be a strong and good ninja try to be like Sakura." A glitter in his eyes showed that he was smiling under his mask.

End of Flashback:

Sakura knew that Kakashi-sensei told that to the two to intimated them to strive harder.

Inner Sakura: "What the hell are you talking about he said that because he knows that you're a great ninja!"

For the past year she had been a fast learner just like Kakashi said. At first it had been her Genjutsu that had enhanced. Then every time that Kakashi would teach new Ninjutsu she would be the first to master it, well some of the times. Though she still isn't as skilled as Sasuke and Naruto but she's starting to catch up with them. It might take her two or so more years to be able to reach what her other teammates have reach now. But it doesn't matter she's doing her best and her best is enough for her.

Kakashi told them to practice while he has to attend a meeting for all the Jounins. Sakura has been trying to stop these two from fighting but nothing worked so far. "I give up!... Naruto, Sasuke-kun." She was a few feet away from them. "The two of you… I need to go to the east part of the forest to get some herbs. Would you mind telling that to Kakashi-sensei incase he comes looking for me when he's back."

"All by yourself? Sakura-chan don't you think that's dangerous?" Cried Naruto, who finally stop screaming and kicking Sasuke.

"It's just near by and don't worry the forest is in the boundary of the village, so I don't think that anybody would attack me. They don't have a reason for doing that anyway." Her answer was sure. She was hoping that Sasuke would try to stop her because he would be worried. But all he said was: "Do what ever you want to do." And that was it.

"Ah… ok. I'll be back soon." Looking at Sasuke with a disappointed look; which he didn't saw because he turned around to practice.

Inner Sakura: "Damn it, don't you want to say anything else to me, I was hoping that you would care." And threw a fist in the air.

"Well, be careful then. Good luck on herb hunting." Naruto with a big smile on his face, waving his hands to Sakura who was now leaving to the east part of the forest with a basket.

She was getting nearer to her destination. She was training to be a medical nin. After asking Tsunade-sama for her training she was doing her best not to disappoint her.

"Finally I'm here." It was in the east part of the forest, her favorite part, a field of herbal flowers scattered allover the field. A few steps into the field and she found what she was looking for. A small weed or so as it looked. "This would be useful." Holding the small plant in her hand while kneeling on the ground. "I can grind this and apply it on a wound." She smiled. She had to thank Shizune for this. She thought her a lot on herbal medicine of course she also had some help from Tsunade as well, but when it comes to herbs most of it came from Shizune.

She remembered something and smiled…

Sakura's mind went down memory lane…

She remembered the time when Naruto got wounded on his cheek by a kunai during training. She applied the herbal stuff on his wounded cheek and Sakura could have sworn that the whole Village shook from his scream or more like screech. She would have kicked Naruto for the loud noise if he wasn't scrambling on the ground mumbling about 'I'm going to heaven… oh the pain… the pain… NO! There isn't any ramen in haven… I don't wanna die… my poor Ramen! What would they do without me?'

Instead Sakura laughed, who wouldn't? To her Naruto was a stupid overly Ramen loving idiot but at the same time one of the few people now a days that could make her laugh. Ever since-

Another memory…

Their house got caught by fire, her parents were trapped inside. Sakura wasn't around; she was on a mission with Naruto and Kakashi minus Sasuke. (Sasuke wasn't retrieved by then.) When she found out what happened she had a break down. She didn't eat for days; she had greatly blamed herself for what happened. It took her three weeks to accept what had happened. To her it was as worst as the day Sasuke left the village or even more. It would be hard to make the 15-year old konoichi laugh since that incident.

Another memory…

Sasuke

Now that ringed a bell.

Uchiha Sasuke, a boy from the Uchiha clan, the clan which was brutally massacred by Uchiha Itachi his own Brother. The boy was retrieve a year after he left. That was two months after her parents died.

That bastard Orochimaro was finally killed during the retrieval mission, but it wasn't just a retrieval mission but a mission to destroy the village of Sound. It took half the ninjas of the village including Jiraiya and Tsunade. After finding out that the village was planning another attack on Konoha they went ahead of them on attack. But it wasn't an easy task; though the mission was successful half of the battalion was killed.

Form what Sakura had heard the sight of the battle field afterwards was something that would make Naruto not eat Ramen for a WHOLE WEEK.

It must have been really horrible to actually make Naruto not eat ramen for A WHOLE WEEK.

Considering that the blonde boy really loves ramen. She couldn't imagine being there. She had thanked Kami for not letting her and Naruto go to that war. Even thought Naruto probably screamed his lungs out to Tsunade just to allow him.

But that's not was important what was important is that Sasuke was retrieve.

Right?

Wrong!

Sasuke was still the same stoic, emotionless boy she knew before. Things were back like before, it's like nothing had happened.

Tsunade just gave Sasuke a 4-month suspension from ninja work for suddenly leaving Konoha without permission. And that was it, things were back to normal.

Sakura sighed.

So many things had happened in just one year. From the death of her parents to the destruction of the Sound to the retrieval of Sasuke. Yet things just came out like nothing had happened. But she guessed that it was better this way. Though the memory of her parents still hurts like hell but she was able to cope up with things.

But what about Sasuke? Should she finally give up on him? Should she accept the fact that the Uchiha boy will never reward her love for him?

She thought of it for a while.

A small smile could be seen on her lips. She inhaled deeply and stood up from her position.

No! She wasn't gonna give up either to life it itself or to her beloved Sasuke-kun!

"I won't give up." She said to no one particular. "Do you hear me Sasuke-kun! I won't give up!"

Inner Sakura: "Hell yeah! That's the spirit girl show those people what you're made of!"

She smiled at what her innerself had said, that's right she won't give up.

Sakura was about to leave until…

She stop, there was something wrong. She looked around her to see if any body was there, she sensed that something moved somewhere in the trees. She took out a kunai and was in defense mode. She turned around to a sound behind her, still holding the basket in her left hand.

"Whose there? Come out of there and show yourself!" Telling this to whoever the intruder was. At the back of the bushes something moved.

Her heart was beating fast

Sweat was falling from the side of her face.

Then suddenly it came!

Sakura let her kunai down and sweat dropped.

"A rabbit……." Silly her, why would she be nervous? This forest is part of the village why would anyone attack her? It's not like an enemy ninja could pass through the boundary that easily.

So she left feeling relieved and turned around back to her were her team was. But something at the back made noise again. "Must be that stupid rabbit again." Her thought were for sure. She gave another look at the rabbit and turned around.

But to her glory as she was turning her head around a ninja with a kunai in his hands was going right at her.

Her eyes wide, blank, shock….

Her body stiff, she can't move…

Everything went black…

A/N: Elow people this is Sakura4life speaking! I'm new here and this is my first fic… I'm kinda shy (Blushes) but I have an innerself like Sakura does. And she comes out from time to time. Just to give you a warning my innerself IS VERY DANGEROUS! She knows a lot of bad bad very bad words. But no worries! (Smiles sweetly) She only comes out when people saw bad things about me… which means be careful on what you say about me - OR ELSE!

P.S. I know that the story is bad but no worries it will get better in future chapters! I think... (Smiles wickedly)

So bye bye ….

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